Iceland - The Land of Fire and Ice
Dyrholaey Arch - Southern Iceland Nothing like going right to the top of your 2016 bucket list. Shortly after completing my USA bucket list I moved on to an "outside North America" list. Iceland went straight to the top. Someone once described it as Yellowstone on steroids and that completely intrigued me. When a package deal from New York City came along I jumped on it with a nudge from a colleague who also joined me for my first European country visit. It was everything and more then Yellowstone...rugged, culturally interesting, excellent food and drink and there was water everywhere. We flew overnight from JFK to Keflavik Airport on Iceandair, the 757 seemed roomier than I normally had flown and the entertainment selection was excellent. We saw the sunrise just before we landed at 6:15am. Thinking we couldn't check in at our hotel this early, we picked up a 4 wheel drive manual car and took the long way into Reykjavik. Kleifarvatn - Reykjanesfolkvanger La...